Congratulations to our wonderful Class of '26 for completing all 20 challenges of the @bristolbiosci.bsky.social MSc in Science Communication for a Better Planet, not to mention your inspiring summer projects, placements and internships. Best of luck from us all at @bristoluni.bsky.social!!!

We are hiring a new lecturer in Bioinformatics! Hit the link below to find out more and apply: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... #bristoluni #wearebristoluni #biologicalsciences

We're hiring... again! Lecturer in Bioinformatics, £51,753 - £58,225 per year Awesome city, awesome colleagues, awesome students. www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... @bristolbiosci.bsky.social #bristoluni #wearebristoluni #biologicalsciences Please share widely!

We are hiring a new lecturer in Bioinformatics! Hit the link below to find out more and apply: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... #bristoluni #wearebristoluni #biologicalsciences

The result of 10+ years of fieldwork & analysis of 1000s of data points is out now in @natecoevo.nature.com... and on the cover! Mongoose pre-emptive behaviour & intergroup conflict Congratulations @josharbon.bsky.social @juliekern.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Dwarf mongooses adjust space use, information provisioning & resource defence dependent on the relative group size of neighbours to help mitigate threats from both well-matched competitors and more dangerous larger rivals #conflict #mammals @bristolbiosci.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Dwarf mongooses pre-emptively alter their behaviour relative to the threat posed by different rival groups - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Using 10 years of GPS data and behavioural observations, the authors show that wild dwarf mongooses pre-emptively alter their behaviours, including space use and sentinel calling, in relation to the l...

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Good luck @ebablab.bsky.social! You've not just left an incredible legacy of amazing research and teaching, but you've also set the standard on how to leave your office and lab behind for the next person! We will miss you!

Stephen Montgomery@ebablab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

End of my Bristol era. Only 7 years, and much shorter than expected, but so much packed in it feels much longer. Thanks to the wonderful @bristolbiosci.bsky.social team, it’s been great - I will miss you! Too many big feelings for a middle aged man to handle so I’m running away now…

🤗Delighted our review on pre-emptive behaviour in a landscape of intergroup conflict is out now in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social 🎓Resulting from endless fascinating chats with @josharbon.bsky.social #warfare #NERC #conflict #mammals #birds @bristolbiosci.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Great write-up of our new @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper on how many animals exhibit pre-emptive behaviour in a landscape of intergroup conflict. Thanks #JordanJoseph at @earthdotcom.bsky.social #OpenAccess paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... @josharbon.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

Earth.com@earthdotcom.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Chimpanzees and other animals prepare for conflict long before they fight #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

🌟CONGRATULATIONS🌟 #HarrySuter on his first #PhD publication out now in @royalsociety.org #ProceedingsB 📑Optimal foraging #modelling to better understand #self-control in non-human animals @bristoluni.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social #cognition #ECRs #evolution doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Self-control: changing our perspective on performance

Abstract. To measure self-control in non-human animals, subjects are typically tested on how long they will wait for a larger–later food reward instead of

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Well done @andyradford.bsky.social! Incredibly well deserved!

Andy Radford@andyradford.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Honoured & humbled to have won the global #KeystoneAward for 'Outstanding Teaching & Mentoring' www.keg.com/keystone-awa... A HUGE thank you to all the amazing #ECRs I have been privileged to work with & who wrote such heart-felt testimonials 🙏 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social

Honoured & humbled to have won the global #KeystoneAward for 'Outstanding Teaching & Mentoring' www.keg.com/keystone-awa... A HUGE thank you to all the amazing #ECRs I have been privileged to work with & who wrote such heart-felt testimonials 🙏 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social

Published in @icesmarine.bsky.social Journal of Marine Science. Field scientists want fieldwork environments to be safe and stimulating learning environments - how do we achieve that? #positive #fieldwork #marine #oceans @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @univmiami.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ices...

Past experiences can inform better practice for marine fieldwork

Abstract. Field-based research is a common component of marine science and many researchers cite field opportunities as a reason for pursuing a career in t

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A moss gene previously thought to have been inactive actually plays a key role in their evolutionary success, our very own Professor Jill Harrison et al. have discovered! Read more about it at the link below: www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2026/ju...

The State of Nature report for the West of England (and we did the modelling). The signs are not good, but hopefully this acts as a starting point to really prioritise nature recovery over the next few years 🤞 www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/state-o... @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

State of Nature: West to inspire nature recovery efforts

The most comprehensive study of the West of England’s wildlife has been published, highlighting where urgent action is needed to reverse species’ decline.

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What a treat - this is the third time the Shark Bay dolphins have made the cover of @pnas.org! You can read more about our new paper - led by @alicebouchard.bsky.social in the current issue www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @researchdolphin.bsky.social

Interested in insects? Join us at @bristolbiosci.bsky.social for a FREE event on Tuesday 23 June as part of @royentsoc.bsky.social's National Insect Week! All ages welcome! 🪰🦋🐜🐝🐞🦟🪳🦗🪲

☺️Lovely write-up about our new #mongoose paper on how they pre-emptively change their behaviour in relation to the #intergroup threat level. Thank you. @josharbon.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @ukri.org Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415... Article: scienceblog.com/wildscience/...

Mongooses Plan Their Battles Days Before the Enemy Shows Up

On a termite mound somewhere in the Limpopo bush, a dwarf mongoose hauls itself up onto its hind legs, scans the scrub, and starts to sing. It is a small, chirruping watchman’s song, the sound of a se...

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New paper in @pnas.org - using playback experiments we provide further evidence that bottlenose dolphins can use individual identity signals + social memory to guide decision-making. Female dolphins use individual vocal labels to track coercive males | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

So much fun to take 20 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social undergraduate students to Adelboden CH for the 2026 Alpine Interactions field course with @chrisleduck.bsky.social & 2 fantastic PhD demonstrators (Mini Graydon & Kath Leon). Lots of cool insects & larger critters, beautiful views and enthusiasm!

It has been intense and fruitful months. I am thankful to the TropEco Lab heroes whom I am honoured to supervise and work with at @ufpa.bsky.social & @bristolbiosci.bsky.social, and our partners/field assistants in Brazil & Ghana. Without you, there would be no science and life would be boring.

📢Out now in #ProcB our NEW paper on how #reward inequity can promote production of #publicgoods and #free-riding 👏Congratulations @beckypadget.bsky.social as lead author 👥With #AndyHigginson @royalsocietypublishing.org @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @crab-exeter.bsky.social doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Reward inequity can promote both public goods production and free riding

Abstract. When animals in groups cooperate, individuals sometimes produce a ‘public’ good that benefits many or all group members and receive a private rew

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A century of curiosity and unmatched storytelling that helped us fall in love with the natural world, and reminded us why it’s worth protecting. Thank you for opening our eyes, inspiring generations, and giving nature its voice. Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough!

Interested in miRNAs, early animal evolution, and RNA biology? We’re recruiting a BBSRC-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate @bristolbiosci.bsky.social #Postdoc #microRNA #RNAbiology Apply by 14 May 2026. 👉 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find-in...

allevents.in/bristol/scie... Giving a public talk as part of the Science Cafe, happening on a BOAT (!!) in Bristol Harbour. I am pretty bad at explaining things accessibly, so if you want to poke fun, join! @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

📢Fully-funded #PhD opportunity with us ❓Quantifying animal #movement patterns & behavioural #interactions in a changing world 👥Joint position in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #MacquarieUniversity 📆19th April deadline tinyurl.com/343acaev #maths #modelling #data #fieldwork #Australia 🙏PLEASE SHARE

New OA paper @royalsocietypublishing.org: What can we learn from bonobos and bottlenose dolphins about the evolution of between-group cooperation? royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... Lovely collab with @lirsamuni.bsky.social Martin Surbeck and Richard Connor.

The first poster session of #ASABSpring2026 was bustling! There’s no way to have seen every one, so please free to drop your poster below as well ⬇️ 👀

So excited to have received an #HFSPResearchGrant to study trilobite eyes with Luke Parry @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social and Gil Ju Lee (Pusan National University)!🥳 I'll be recruiting a postdoc @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - if 3D data, optical modelling, and fossils tickle your interest, stay tuned!

Human Frontier Science Program@hfspo.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Attention scientists from all over the world🙃 The 2026 #HFSPResearchGrants are out! 🥳 117 scientists from 31 countries will pursue bold, interdisciplinary research, from #neuroscience to #ecology and beyond! 🧪 Are you one of the new #HFSPAwardees? 🔗https://bit.ly/4uGmMQ3 #sts #HFSP

ICYMI: Our very own @harrysiviter.bsky.social was on ITV News West Country on Friday 20 March! You can check him out from 4:13 at the link below: youtu.be/eMksN-BOvHk?...

What can be done to future proof bee populations? | ITV News West Country (West)

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